All Alternatives articles – Page 6
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NewsKENFO plans to invest over €5bn in alternatives to reach allocation target
The fund has 6% of its total assets invested in alternatives, but plans to build up its illiquids portfolio over the years
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NewsIIGCC launches net zero guidance for private equity
Guidance is intended to support any private equity investors who are active in buyout, growth, and associated strategies
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InterviewsGermany's VBL: A transformative journey
Michael Leinwand (pictured), CIO of Germany’s VBL, talks to Luigi Serenelli about the pension fund’s growth over the past years and about its evolving responsible investment strategy
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FeaturesFixed income, rates & currency: Chill winds prompt caution
Although 2022 was a remarkably bad year for bonds and equities, any hopes that 2023 might illuminate a brighter path have already been dispelled as rapidly changing narratives – from recession to boom to fears of a banking crisis – all tossed and turned stock and rates markets. The result was a remarkably turbulent first quarter.
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InterviewsOn the record: A new role for alternative investments for Veritas
The degree of diversification that alternative portfolios typically provide can be less than many institutions think. Veritas has reorganised its alternatives portfolio to deliver better diversification
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NewsAP7 to invest 20% of total assets in alternatives
The buffer fund is looking into private equity, infrastructure and real estate
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NewsIncome generation drives private markets investments in 2023, BlackRock finds
More than 70% of respondents globally intend to increase their allocations to private equity this year
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FeaturesFrom soft landing to no landing
Once again, the US jobs market has shown its capacity to surprise forecasters, if not astonish them. January’s non-farm payroll numbers came in way above consensus forecasts, swiftly reversing markets’ dovish take on that week’s central bank actions, with bond markets handing back much of their earlier gains.
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FeaturesPrivate equity fundamentals resilient in headwinds
The economy and markets are beset with headwinds, and private equity assets are unlikely to be impervious. The concerns with the asset class are wide-ranging, from difficult financing conditions to rising interest rates, squeezed corporate margins and closed exit routes.
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FeaturesCentral banks and the weaponisation of finance
The US has been a global power since the second world war. But it was during the interval between the collapse of the USSR in 1991 and the rise of China in the 21st century that the US was perhaps the single global hegemon.
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InterviewsBain Capital: Vintage private equity
“In our world, it is quite easy to describe what we do, but it is very hard to do it,” says Robin Marshall, partner at Bain Capital. That statement encapsulates the concept of private equity and is also an effective introduction to his firm. Private equity may be a straightforward idea, but in reality it is an incredibly complex undertaking, which is why the asset class remains a non-core allocation within institutional portfolios.
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: The missing elements in the digital currencies debate
The recent contraction of the cryptocurrency markets poses questions about the viability of digital currency as an asset class for institutional investors. However, these developments have not undermined the efforts of central banks to pursue their own digital currency initiatives.
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NewsValida takes cautious equity approach while increasing alternatives
The Pensionskasse closed 2022 with returns of -8.96%, while the Vorsorgekasse returned -8.5% last year
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NewsNordic pension funds tilt equity portfolios to value amid high inflation
Persistent high inflation could cause headaches for some providers, due to inflation-linked benefits - but hopes are high for slower price rises
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NewsDanish FSA sees room for improvement in way pension funds’ value alternatives
Watchdog reacts to analysis showing widely divergent stated 2022 returns for Danish pension funds’ unlisted assets
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NewsItaly roundup: PreviAmbiente sets up new equity sub-fund
Plus: Inarcassa, Enpav expect positive returns in 2023; INPGI picks alternative investments funds
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Alternative risk premia strategies stand tall amid turmoil
While bond and equity markets have been pummeled in 2022, Alternative Risk Premia strategies have at last been able to demonstrate their diversification prowess. Will this year’s performance restore investor confidence in these strategies after the painful results of 2020?
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German pension funds look at ESG to invest in alternatives
Investors understand that alternative asset classes are more than a short-term replacement for bonds, says MEAG
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Country ReportNordic region: Interview with Richard Gröttheim, AP's outgoing CEO
Richard Gröttheim, AP7’s outgoing CEO tells Pirkko Juntunen about a pension system that many countries are keen to learn from
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FeaturesAhead of the curve: Recalibrating alternative allocations for a new market
Geopolitics, inflation, and central bank policy have agitated financial markets in 2022, leaving returns and diversification in short supply. A comparison of global equities and bonds provides a sense of just how challenging the results have been.
